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Mar 2018 - Sep 2018

Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project - YCH Dialogue with E-Senses @ TW

District:Tsuen Wan

Organisation:Yan Chai Hospital Fong Yock Yee Neighbourhood Elderly Centre

Key components:
  • Recruit and train retired persons to become AFC Ambassadors, introducing the concept of age-friendly community and strengthening their work skills, including the skills in coordinating and leading activities, and development of social media page, etc.
  • Coordinate and implement a series of “5-Sense Experiential Workshops” by elderly ambassadors (as a part-time staff), for students and community members to experience the difficulties of the elderly with sensory degradation living in the community.
  • Through street booths, community exhibitions, sharing sessions and social media channels to promote mutual understanding and respect to people of all ages.

AFC domains:
Communication & Information
Civic Participation & Employment
Respect & Social Inclusion
Number of direct beneficiaries:235 people

Approved funding:$180,000

Initiated and funded by:

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Project partners:

  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • The University of Hong Kong
  • Lingnan University
  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Jockey Club Institute of Ageing
  • Sau Po Centre on Ageing
  • Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies
  • Research Centre for Gerontology and Family Studies
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